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Chapter 227: Lu Fenggu's Suspicion
After accepting the token Lu Pingfeng had given him, Lu Xunxian returned to the mission area.
This time, however, he didn't browse the Monarch-tier missions but headed straight for the Emperor-tier area.
After all, his visible cultivation was now at the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm. With some additional means at his disposal, completing Emperor-tier missions was perfectly reasonable.
After looking through the options, Lu Xunxian selected five missions.
All five were bounties, with targets at the Immortal Emperor level.
Though they were only at the Early Immortal Emperor Realm at most--the stronger ones being Mid Immortal Emperor at best.
After accepting the missions, Lu Xunxian prepared to depart.
But just then, a young man swaggered up to him with an imperious air.
"Hey, what's your name?"
Sensing that the other party's cultivation was at the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm and noting his brazen arrogance, Lu Xunxian guessed he was either an Inner Clan Disciple or a Kin Disciple.
With that in mind, he responded.
"Lu Xuanxian."
"Lu Xuanxian, huh? Interesting. The name's Lu Fenggu, Kin Disciple. I'm giving you an opportunity--starting today, you run with me. What do you say?"
The person before him was a Kin Disciple of the Lu Family--Lu Fenggu.
He had noticed Lu Xunxian a century ago, but back then Lu Xunxian had been merely at the Peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm and hadn't warranted his attention.
Now, a century later, Lu Xunxian had broken through to the same level as himself, which naturally caught his interest.
So he wanted to recruit Lu Xunxian under his banner.
With talent this terrifying, Lu Xunxian might well advance to Kin Disciple one day. If he were integrated into Lu Fenggu's branch, then as the one who'd brought him in, Lu Fenggu would reap considerable benefits.
But clearly, Lu Xunxian had no intention of playing along.
"Sorry, but I have no interest in becoming someone's lackey. If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way."
Before Lu Fenggu could say another word, Lu Xunxian turned and left, not even giving him a chance to intervene.
Seeing Lu Xunxian ignore him and walk away, Lu Fenggu gritted his teeth and followed.
"Wait up!"
The Lu Family members nearby were somewhat surprised to see Lu Fenggu chasing after a nobody of an Outer Clan Disciple.
After all, Lu Fenggu was far from a nobody within the Lu Family--quite the opposite. He was extremely well-known.
The most talented of the Lu Family's younger generation, a once-in-ten-thousand-years prodigy.
And normally insufferably arrogant--rarely did anyone make Lu Fenggu act like this.
Lu Pingfeng watched the scene and quickly guessed Lu Fenggu's intentions.
He didn't intervene, though. After all, Lu Fenggu belonged to the same branch as him. If they could pull Lu Xunxian into their branch, all the better.
Lu Xunxian quickly made his way out of the Lu Family's territory. Sensing Lu Fenggu chasing relentlessly behind him, he furrowed his brow and picked up speed.
In the space of a single breath, he vanished from Lu Fenggu's sight.
Witnessing this, Lu Fenggu's eyes went wide.
Was this really someone at the same Peak Immortal Venerable Realm as him? That speed felt far beyond his own.
But seeing Lu Xunxian disappear, Lu Fenggu showed not the slightest panic. With a perfectly composed expression, he produced his own Identity Token.
As he channeled Immortal Power into it, the Identity Token in his palm emitted a blue glow, and a map materialized before him.
Scattered across the map were several red dots of light.
Lu Fenggu quickly identified his target and raced off in the direction Lu Xunxian had gone.
Meanwhile, Lu Xunxian soon arrived near his destination and stopped.
After stopping, he furrowed his brow. The aura within his body was growing faintly difficult to suppress.
"A breakthrough at a time like this?"
Lu Xunxian surveyed his surroundings, then quickly found a spot, erected a barrier, and began his breakthrough to the Mid Dao Venerable Realm.
Fortunately, it didn't take long--roughly ten years--before he successfully broke through to the Mid Dao Venerable Realm.
His strength had grown even more formidable.
Even so, Lu Xunxian didn't believe he yet had the strength to contend with the Lu Family.
As one of the Dao Realm's top ten forces, the Lu Family absolutely had Peak Dao Venerable-level existences.
Unless he broke through to the Peak Dao Venerable Realm or uncovered the truth of what happened back then, he wouldn't carelessly reveal his true identity.
After concealing his aura once more, Lu Xunxian resumed his missions.
He produced a mission token and channeled Immortal Power into it, revealing the mission details.
"Mission Rank: Emperor."
"Mission Details: Rumors indicate a Mid Immortal Emperor Realm True Dragon has appeared in Myriad Realms Mountain. Capture it alive and return it."
"Contribution Points: 2,000."
"A Mid Immortal Emperor True Dragon?"
Lu Xunxian closed his eyes, extended his senses briefly, and quickly locked onto the Mid Immortal Emperor-level aura within Myriad Realms Mountain.
After filtering through the results, he swiftly identified his target and prepared to set off.
But at that moment, an uninvited guest appeared and blocked his path--none other than Lu Fenggu, who had caught up.
"Whew, you really made me work to track you down."
Lu Fenggu looked at Lu Xunxian with undisguised displeasure, his tone bordering on petulant.
Seeing Lu Fenggu standing before him again, Lu Xunxian furrowed his brow.
"How did you find me?"
"Isn't it obvious? I bet you didn't know this--a Kin Disciple's Identity Token can track the location of every Lu Family member ranked below them."
Lu Fenggu declared this with his chin raised high, his tone dripping with pride.
The Identity Token had a wide array of functions--not only could it grant entry into the Lu Family, it could also be used for tracking and more.
Understanding dawned on Lu Xunxian, and he made a mental note to be more cautious about his Identity Token.
After all, he didn't yet know what his true relationship with the Lu Family was. If things took a bad turn, having a tracking device on his person would be far from ideal.
Lu Fenggu was about to say something more, but upon sensing Lu Xunxian's aura, his pupils trembled and he spoke in disbelief.
"You broke through to Immortal Emperor?!"
"Mm, I gained some insights recently, so I broke through to the Immortal Emperor Realm. Perfectly normal, right?"
Lu Xunxian shrugged. Since the other party was a Kin Disciple, it was better to play things off casually. If Lu Fenggu made a big deal out of it and attracted the attention of the Lu Family's old monsters, that would spell trouble.
Lu Fenggu fell silent.
Did he even hear what just came out of his own mouth?
Normal?
What part of that was normal?
If he wasn't mistaken, a hundred and ten years ago Lu Xunxian had been a mere Peak Immortal Monarch.
In a mere hundred and ten years, he'd gone from Peak Immortal Monarch straight to the Immortal Emperor Realm. Forget about him--there had never been anyone this terrifying in the entire history of the Dao Realm.
In that moment, a thick cloud of suspicion toward Lu Xunxian formed in Lu Fenggu's mind.
After all, a prodigy with talent this terrifying--why would he join the Lu Family instead of, say, the Wang Family?